Followers Have a Lot to Say About Len's 'DWTS' Tribute

Dancing With the Stars season 32 simply accomplished Week 5 of the competitors, and this week’s theme had the celebrities of their emotions with the Most Memorable Yr theme. Because the rivals danced routines that stirred up feelings about pivotal moments of their lives, the present used this week to evoke reminiscences of late head choose Len Goodman.

Viewers of the hit ABC collection could do not forget that Len introduced his retirement from DWTS throughout season 31 in November 2022. Lower than six months after he left the present in late April, people had been devastated to be taught he died on the age of 78 from prostate most cancers. As a solution to rejoice his affect in ballroom dancing, Dancing With the Stars execs of previous and current got here collectively to carry out a transferring waltz to Henry Mancini’s “Moon River” in his honor. The touching tribute left audiences within the studio and at dwelling in tears, with judges Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli holding one another as they cried over the lack of their expensive pal.

“A lovely tribute to the one and solely, Len Goodman. ✨🌙,” learn the official caption because the phase that includes the tribute appeared on Instagram on October 24.

After the tribute aired on stay tv, it wasn’t lengthy earlier than social media customers took to Reddit to share their emotions about it. Unsurprisingly, many had been moved seeing the professionals give a wonderful efficiency devoted to Len.

“I couldn’t remark this in the course of the present on the stay thread as a result of I used to be sobbing, however the tribute to Len was breathtaking 💓 He’s so missed 💔 Completely beautiful choreography by Jenna [Johnson] and Val [Chmerkovskiy],” one individual wrote. “I’m nonetheless tearing up over the tribute dance to Len. The illuminated chair on the finish 😭😭😭,” one other added. “All of them crying on the finish was what acquired me. It was such a touching dance,” a unique follower agreed.

Whereas most had been emotional seeing how the present handled Len’s tribute dance, different customers on numerous social media platforms had some questions on who participated within the clip. Primarily, some needed to know why Cheryl Burke wasn’t concerned after collaborating for 26 seasons on DWTS.

“@officialdwts I do not perceive how come you did not invite Cheryl Burke again to the tribute for Len Goodman?!?!” one individual penned on X (previously referred to as Twitter). “Why wasn’t Cheryl Burke included within the Len tribute? I believe she was on extra seasons of #DWTS than anybody,” another questioned. “The place was Cheryl Burke for the Len Goodman tribute?” a different follower inquired.

As for the explanation why Cheryl wasn’t part of the tribute, she revealed on Threads that she wasn’t invited to take part alongside the professionals.